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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,023 posts) Wed Apr 3, 2024, 08:40 AM Apr 2024

On this day, April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Memphis and checked in to the Lorraine Motel.

Martin Luther King, Jr., arrives at Memphis airport, fifty-five years ago today:

MLK climbs stairs, Lorraine Motel, Memphis, fifty-five years ago today:

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Mon Apr 3, 2023: April 3, 1968

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On this day, April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Memphis and checked in to the Lorraine Motel. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 OP

I remember the day and the next very clearly. Total shock. marble falls Apr 2024 #1

marble falls

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1. I remember the day and the next very clearly. Total shock.

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Wed Apr 3, 2024, 08:46 AM

Apr 2024

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